Matthew Brown

Headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, Formerly known as HandsOn3, HGM is a private equity firm with more than $800 million of assets under management. Founded 2001, HGM manages a number of funds and investments in partnership with some of the world's largest investment banks, private equity groups and global financial institutions. HGM funds include: Rustic Canyon, LLC, a $100+ mm acquisition fund jointly owned with Merrill Lynch, focused on small size investments; HandsOn Fund, LLC; and HOV Clean Energy, LLC (HOV CE), which is involved in the development, management, oversight, and construction of nuclear, coal, natural gas, landfill gas, and renewable energy projects. HandsOn Natural Resources, established in 2011, is an energy and minerals fund pursuing development, ownership and operation of natural resource projects in the US, India, Indonesia and China. Companies acquired and controlled by HOV employ over 17,000 people in the U.S., Canada, India, China, Phillipines and Mexico.